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Happy Days are here again. Thank you, Donald Trump!

One of the cruelest (there’s a lot of competition) and heartbreaking moves of the Trump Regime has been to cut off Foreign Aid. Causing widespread death and despair among the world’s poorest people. Could a Blue Wave bring it back? bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/ManOWrqyQjw

We often wonder what Putin has on Trump to explain his subservience to Putin. Putin may have kompromat on Trump, but Joe Cirincione has another theory. It’s how Trump sees the world and his role in it. But the world is changing. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/ManOWrqyQjw

On Iran, Trump keeps changing his fevered mind. Obliterate its Civilization! Make a deal! Joe Cirincione predicts, in the real world, of what happens in the short term (bomb) and in the long term. (retreat.) bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/ManOWrqyQjw

How many times has Trump said he destroyed Iran’s Nuclear Program. A lot. Here’s why he really hasn’t and why, although an insane (and unlikely) use of Nuclear weapons is on (at least the edge of) the table. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/ManOWrqyQjw

Whoa! This is a big one. Our National Security and Foreign Affairs Guru, Joe Cirincione, makes a prediction about what may happen to military aid to Israel if the Blue Wave swamps MAGA and Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/ManOWrqyQjw

As the midterms are barreling down on us, we had a great discussion on the Pod today. Insights, Analysis, and some fun. As Igor said, "If we're talking about ass, we're not talking about gas." bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/pf-4trSx_-k

"In essence, over and above politics, we are being asked to vote on whether everything we learned growing up still counts. Are the values our parents taught us, the values we thought all Americans believed in, still valid? Values like..." bit.ly/My-Column

"Just when you think political rhetoric could sink no lower, some candidate takes things to a new low. This week, the all-time, cringeworthy, I-can’t-believe-he-would-actually-say-that award goes to Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy." thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

Scott Ellis is very much in favor of California’s Prop 40 which would collect 5% of the wealth of the State’s 250 billionaires to replace Trump’s cuts to healthcare. He cites inequitable taxation as one good reason. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XXQg5-zwEUo

Scott Ellis explains how excessive wealth playing in politics dilutes your own vote and threatens democracy. He’s right. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XXQg5-zwEUo

From the Bible, "To whom much is given, much is required." Scott Ellis says we can’t count on the super-rich to do the right thing, to use their wealth for the common good. We must demand it through tax reform. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XXQg5-zwEUo

I asked Scott Ellis, of Patriotic Millionaires, about income inequality. But he thought that framing was wrong. Not income, but wealth is the proper way to look at the problem and that rich people have been purposely misleading us. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XXQg5-zwEUo

Proposition 40 in California, if passed next Tuesday, will collect 5% of the wealth of the State’s 250 billionaires. Scott Ellis supports it because the extreme concentration of wealth is the root cause of many of our problems. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XXQg5-zwEUo

Twelve Days to the Midterms and three top political reporters on the state of the race and Donald Trump’s campaign “strategy.” bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/BtwNK-_lrSI

"As much as anything he has done, Trump's avowed destruction of Hains Point [Public Park] reveals what a mean, vindictive, greedy, uncaring, evil, egomaniacal man he is - and reminds us how important it is to stop him in his tracks on Nov. 3." bit.ly/My-Column

And who was the Queen’s least favorite President? Again, not Trump. It had to do with an errant (and definitely against protocol) kiss. Another inside story from the great Susan Page from her book, The Queen and Her Presidents. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/CexuX8Z6504

You might recall that the first time the Obamas visited the Queen in England, Michelle Obama caused a huge scandal by touching the Queen. Susan Page has the inside story on how it went down. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/CexuX8Z6504

So who was the Queen’s favorite President? Not Donald Trump. But Ronald Reagan. For a variety of reasons, but the biggest was… bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/CexuX8Z6504

Susan Page’s book on the Queen and Her Presidents has so much juicy material, I sat down with her for second time. From our conversation at The Hill Center, she revealed how a gift from Michelle Obama led to a subtle dig at Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/CexuX8Z6504